December is a red-letter month for Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, a pair of musical millennials who are so new to the game that they are still checking off firsts.
Their first film musical, La La Land, premieres December 9. Done in hyper-harmonious collaboration with another 31-year-old, director Damien Chazelle, it’s a deliriously euphoric throwback to the day when MGM stood for Makes Greater Musicals.